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The Good, the Bad and the Toxic

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National Research Council Canada
Nov 2, 2015
In 1987, National Research Council of Canada (NRC) scientists worked around the clock to find out why three Canadians had died and hundreds became sick after eating mussels. The villain, a rare toxin produced by algae, was traced to a single area of Prince Edward Island. Ever since, NRC has helped Canadian food inspectors ensure that popular seafood is safe to eat. Now, NRC is developing advanced tools to provide early warnings of toxic algae before shellfish become contaminated. In 2002, NRC’s
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Production of Insulin

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Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation
Aug 24, 2015
This type of bottle was introduced to make insulin widely available to people with diabetes. This insulin bottle, filled at the University of Toronto’s Connaught Laboratories in the 1930s, represents the transformation of insulin from a promising treatment into a self-administered drug that has improved the lives of people with diabetes the world over. After University of Toronto researchers isolated insulin in 1922, they immediately faced challenges in producing the diabetes-regulating drug
Frederick Banting, 1891–1941
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Frederick Banting, 1891–1941

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Apr 29, 2015
Nobel Prize Winning Discovery Frederick Banting shared the 1923 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of insulin with fellow Canadian John Macleod. After serving in the First World War as a doctor, Banting became interested in diabetes. He focused on the potential for tapping the pancreas’ internal secretions to help people with diabetes regulate their blood-sugar levels — since they cannot metabolize carbohydrates, their blood sugar rises to life-threatening levels. Banting asked Macleod, a
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